Biography

Dr. Atkins is Associate Professor of Surgery at UW Medicine and Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Puget Sound VA. He is a graduate of Duke University Medical School and the Duke Univ Hospital training programs for general and thoracic surgery.

Dr. Atkins is Board Certified in Thoracic Surgery, and has been in practice since 2007. He is a US Air Force veteran with the rank of Colonel and was Chief of CT Surgery, David Grant USAF Medical Center ('12-'16).